Cleaning implement



C. N. ALLEN.

CLEANING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED wur 14. m9.

1 ,398, 1 2 1 Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

UNITED STA' I'ES PATENT OFFICE.

CLAUDE N. ALLEN, OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

CLEANING IMPLEMENT.

T 0 all whom it may con cern Be it known that I, CLAUDE N. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Michigan City in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cleaning Implements, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for attaching a mop to a broom and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device for renovating rugs, carpets, floors walls and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined clamp for holding the mop on the broom.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail. reference-will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a side view of a broom provided with my invention;

2 is an edge view with the mop separated to show the broom;

Fig. 3 is a view of the clamping device with the parts thereof separated.

In these views 1 indicates the broom which may be of any desired construction. 2 indicates the mop which may also be of any desired construct-ion though the center thereof must be provided with a hole 3 through which the broom handle passes and this center part must also be formed to fit the shoulders of the broom head. The clamp at consists of the two members 5 and 6 each of which is of curved formation to conform to the shape of the shoulders of the broom and each member is provided with a bracket part 7 having its central part curved to engage the broom handle and its ends flattened and provided with holes 8 to receive the screw bolts 9 by which the two parts of the clamp are secured to the broom handle. In this way the center of the mop is securely held to the shoulders of the broom. After the mop is clamped in p ace a ubber band Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

1919. Serial No. 310,572.

9 or the like, is placed around the same to secure the mop to the broom, as shown in Fig. l. The edges of the clamping members may be used as scrapers for removing the dirt from the floor or carpets.

My device may be used for scrubbing as by dipping the mop in the cleansing fluid, the fluid will be delivered to the broom so that the device will act as a self-feeder. In this way the device will carry suiiicient fluid to cover a much larger space than if the broom were used alone. It is the custom to use a cleansing fluid of some kind to bri hten the rugs and carpets after they have been swept by a broom or a vacuum cleaner. This fluid is usually applied after the carpets have been swept by going over the same with a brush or cloth. R my device the mop is supplied with the fluid and this fluid will contact with all parts of the carpet or rug as the broom will lift up the nap and permit the fluid to enter the rug. As will be seen the mop extends below the broom so that the broom will guide the strings of the mop into corners and places hard to get at, and also into crevices and cracks so that these places are freed from dirt and mopped in the one operation. By adjusting the rubber band the strings of the mop will be free to swing at any desired length.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is Means for holding a mop to a broom comprising a pair of clamping members, each of curved formation to conform to the shape of the shoulders of the broom, for holding a portion of the mop to the shoulders of the broom, a bracket on the upper part of each member, said brackets having a curved central part and their ends flattened and-provided with holes and bolts passing through the holes for clamping the two parts upon the broom.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLAUDE N. ALLEN. 

